Money-pouch.



PATENTED NOV. 8, 1904.

' H. HARMS.

MONEY POUCH.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

NITED STATES Patented November 8, 1904.

PATENT FFICE.

MONE Y -POUCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,584, dated November8, 1904. Application filed July 22, 1904. Serial No. 217,632, (Nomodel.)

To all 1072,0777, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERMAN HARMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Money-Pouches; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same. i I

My invention relates to a novel construction in a pouch particularlyadapted for receiving money, the object being to provide a pouch whichwill safely retain small coins in large numbers and which is neat inappear ance and strong and durable and cheap to manufacture; and itconsists in the features of is essential that the locking means be sodis posed that the weight of the coins when the pouch is inverted willnot release the lock, and thus enable such coins to escape. It isfurther desirable that the same be otherwise,

strong, durable, and very pliable and very readily manufactured.

To these and other ends my said pouch A consists of a single piece ofleather cut substantially circular in form in the ordinary manner andplaited on two diametrically opposite edges,there being two openingsthrough each plait, which when said pouch is closed and plaited togetherare flush with each other and permit the passage therethrough of thecords B, by means of which said pouch is closed. The plaiting of saidpouch and the passage of thecords therethrough' is a common expedient,and this forms no part of my invention.

My invention consists more particularly in providing at twodiametrically opposite points between the plaited edges of the blank twoears or projections C and D of such length that the same may be folded,and thus made double and secured in such folded position by means ofgromet E, which passes through ,the body of the blank and through thefree ends of said ears or projections-C and D. In the free ends of theplaited portions of said ears C and D, I secure the male and femalemembers, respectively, of a glove-fastener F, the latter being sodisposed that the flap D, carrying the female'member of said fastener F,must overlap the member C, which carries the male member, the latterresting upon the upper edge of the pouch when closed and said ears orprojections O and D being relatively of such length that when lockedtogether they serve to retain said pouch in its closed positionindependently of the cords B, so that the accidental opening thereof isrendered absolutely impossible.

It is an essential feature of my invention that the ears or projectionsC and D shall overlap each other and be so fastened that any strainsexerted by the contents of the pouch will exert longitudinal strain onsaid ears or projections, which the same are amply able to resist, sothat the opening of the pouch by said strains is entirely obviated. a

The gromets E are so disposed relatively to the openings through whichthe cords pass as to lie between the two pairs of outermost openings, sothat the middle portions of the cords B pass over said gromets and exertstrains thereon, thus serving to stiffen the end walls to protect samefrom being laterally contracted by the action of said cords andproviding a smooth surface which prevents wear on said cords.

My said invention further consists in providing at one side of saidpouch a special pocket Gr for the reception of gold coins, which it isusually desirable to keep separate from the small change, and inproviding the simple means for locking said pocket, said meansconsisting in so extending the free end portion of the ear or projectionC that the same overlaps the mouth of said pocket and carries the femalemember of a glove-fastener, which is adapted to receive the male membermounted on the inner wall of said pocket, and thus securely lock thelatter.

My said pouch is very neat, simple, and efficient.

I claim 1. Amoney-pouch, made of ablank substantially circular in formand plaited upon opposite sides of two diametrically opposite points,said plaited portions and the intermediate portions being perforated forthe reception of draw-strings, said intermediate portions being extendedsubstantially radially and providing two ears or extensions one of whichcarries the male member of a fastener and is adapted to rest upon theclosed end of the pouch, and the other of which carries the femalemember of the fastener and overlaps the first-named ear or extension tolock said pouch.

2. Amoney-pouch, made ofablanksubstantially circular in form and plaitedupon opposite sides of two diametrically opposite points, said plaitedportions and the intermediate portions being perforated for thereception of draw-strings, said intermediate portions being extendedsubstantially radially and providing two ears or extensions which arefolded between their ends, the free ends of said extensions being ofgreater length than the inner ends and overlapping the intermediateportions of the pouch, and being secured thereto, one of said foldedears or extensions carrying the male member of a fastener and restingupon the edges of the plaits when the pouch is closed and the other ofsaid. ears or 1 extensions carrying the female member of the fastenerand overlapping the other ear or extension to lock said pouch.

3. A inoney-poucli,made of a blank substantially circular in form andplaited upon opposite sides of two diametrically opposite points, saidplaited portions and the intermediate portions being perforated for thereception of draw-strings, said intermediate portions being extendedsubstantially radially and providing two cars or extensions which arefolded between their ends, the free ends of said extensions being ofgreater length than the inner ends and overlapping the intermediateportions of the pouch and being secured thereto, one of said free endsof said ears or extensions being of greater length than the other andforming a flap overlapping a pocket secured to one of said intermediateportions of said pouch and carrying one member of a fastener, the othermember of which is carried by said pocket to lock the latter, one ofsaid folded ears or extensions carrying the male member of a fastenerand resting upon the edges of the plaits when the pouch is closed, andthe other of said ears or extensions carrying the female member of thefastener and overlapping the other ear or extension to lock said pouch.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HERMAN HARMS.

\Nitnesses:

RUDOLPH WM. Lo'rz, F. SOI-ILOTFELD.

